For one of the few times in his 18-year career, Gophers men's golf coach John Means gambled on a recruit last spring.
He signed freshman golfer Martin Le Mesurier to a national letter of intent without...
Gophers freshman high jumper Staffan Strand has been jumping since he was 8 years old, but recently his teammates have been teaching him a new kind of jump -- dunking a basketball.
Although Strand is...
The University men's lacrosse team is one of 10 squads participating in the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League Championships this weekend at Hopkins High School.
The team (7-5) faces Carleton (9-3) at 10 a.m....
Sophomore heptathlete Apasha Blocker has distinguished herself as the Gophers track and field team's wonder woman through repeated success in her seven grueling events. The 200-meter race, 800, 100 hurdles,...
Shannon Beeler's home run to left center field in the bottom of the ninth inning, which gave the Gophers softball team a doubleheader sweep against Drake on Thursday, could not have been much more dramatic.
Beeler's...
A raccoon caused some inconvenience for students Thursday morning when it short-circuited a transformer that serves a large area of southeast Minneapolis, triggering a blackout.
At about 4 a.m., almost...
For 25 years now, the Chicano Studies department has survived several different challenges, ranging from possible shutdown to poor faculty retention to low funding. However, through it all, Chicano Studies...
The University might find out by the end of next week how much money it will receive from the Legislature for the school's 1998-99 biennial budget.
The Higher Education Conference Committee held its first...
Elmo carried a plate of carrots and celery and into Elma's room. "What's this?" she asked.
"I thought we could celebrate," Elmo said. "May is National Mastication Month. I thought these would be good foods...
Gophers senior Troy Stein was pulling on his batting gloves Wednesday afternoon in front of the first base dugout at Siebert Field. He was preparing for batting practice when Gophers assistant coach Rob...
